The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-07

We have no space TO spare for trivial discus
sion with the TSmss Union, but must refer to
the renewal of Its persecution of the FLoRIDIAN
In i,s issue of Tuesday. In the very beginning
of his article of that date, a. TO the printing
section" the editor practices Characteristic
fasity, repeating for the third time the stale old
thing about firing random shot into the bushes
and somebody shrieking out, as being guilty
party hit. Everybody who read the Times
Union saw that 1t was not a random shot, but
that IL was aimed directly at the FLoRIDIAN,
inasmuch as II was part and parcel OF an article
attacking the FLoRIDIAN from beginning to end.
II was Ia that article Tin the Times Union OF DE.
cember 10lh) that it's notorious editor said:
"At the proper time shall give a
complete history Of this mysterious disappearance
rof the printing sectlon which certainly should be
Investigated by the Legislature before any steps
are taken toward electing new State Printer"
When that was published the conduct of the
but of an innocent party wfoGgedH truck ny ~
the foul blow Of an assassin of reputation-for
We Immediately demanded in the name Of the
people of Florida" that the editor OF the Times
Union make known the. complete history of the
mysterious disappearance which he said he
could give. Instead of doing so the disco mfitted
slanderer lodged the issue through the "bushes''
Of o mass OF evasive and abusive twad-
die. bat was soon caught in virtual con-
session Of falsehood by incautiously asking for
information as to what he had said he knew all
about He has shown that he knew nothing
about the matter when he asserted what we
have quoted, and has been constantly involving
himself in the meshes of self contradcton-yei
further demonstrating his reckless indifference
70 the obligations of veracty, and that his charge
OF suppression of the section in the Office of the
FLoRIDIAN was but another gatuitous SANDER
added 10 the many that he has pcrpetrated since
he came to Florida. To prove his continuous
falsehood in the controversy we have only to
refer to his repeated denials that the section
appeared in The Convention Journal-and now
he quotes it from the Journal See his article Of
Tuesday
In that article he but "thrcshes over the old
straw" with which he had already disguised his
readers for it full of the stencil of lalsehood
and SANDER He has bolstered his position with
the popular cry of economy as suggested in the
proposition to let the printing 10 the lowest bid
der-tbis man whose grasping cupdiy has led
him 10 prostitute his columns to vulgar or SLAM
derous publications which would create sensa-
ton that would make his paper sell, bowls for
economyi Does he intend the insulting charge
10 be inferred that the upright and honorable
business officials of the State are not TO be
trusted in bargaining with the printer for the
just price Of the work which the public service
OF their departments requires should be promptly
and L. no
dence among memo mutually of trust in
their common honesty and integrity? If not,
the business world would soon come to a stand
still. for its movement is based on the confidence
OF one man in another. Does our malicious
enemy judge his fellow-men from a standpoint
Of personal roguery9 But we can waste no
more space on him-and again demand that he
give his complete history of the mysterious dis
appearance" If the proper time" was ever to
be, il lie now.